chinamitla

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chinamitl. Doublet of chinama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinaˈmitla/ [t͡ʃi.naˈmi.t̪la]
• Rhymes: -itla
• Syllabification: chi‧na‧mi‧tla

Noun

chinamitla f (plural chinamitlas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) a thatched hut

Further reading

• “chinamitla”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010